“I came here to Auburn to play football and make something happen,” Dyer said. “I didn’t expect it this quick. But shoes fit.”While Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton was the primary offensive force for Auburn's run to the title, it was Dyer, a true freshman, who ran off — in unusual fashion — with the Offensive Player of the Game honors in Monday night's BCS Championship Game at University of Phoenix Stadium.
When Dyer managed to keep his balance and roll off a tackle by Oregon safety Eddie Pleasant, he turned a 6-yard gain into a 37-yarder to put Auburn in field goal range at the Ducks’ 23-yard line with 1:56 remaining. A similar run three plays later put the ball within 18 inches from the goal line to set up Wes Byrum’s point-blank field goal for a 23-20 victory, as the top-ranked Tigers became the fifth straight Southeastern Conference team to win the BCS title.
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